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TKAM vocab 1-20
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Beadle | A parish officer having various subordinate duties, as keeping order during services, waiting on the rector, etc. |
| Dictum | An authoritative pronouncement; judicial assertion. |
| Foray | A quick raid, usually for the purpose of taking plunder (steal goods) |
| Impotent | Lacking power or ability |
| Imprudent | Lacking discretion; incautious; rash |
| Predilection | A tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference |
| Vapid | Lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor; insipid; flat |
| Stricture | a remark or comment, especially an adverse criticism |
| Sully | To soil, stain, or tarnish |
| Covey | A group |
| Indigenous | Belonging to a certain region or country |
| Contemptuous | showing or expressing disdain; scornful |
| Diminutive | smaller than ordinary |
| Eddy | A current of water that moves against the main current; whirlpool |
| Fractious | mean or cross |
| Auspicious | Favorable |
| Scuppernongs | Sweet table grapes grown in the south |
| Tacit | Understood without being openly expressed; implied |
| Collards | A type of cabbage with very coarse leaves |
| Ensue | To follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession |